Evidence links Haqqani group to Pakistan govt: Munter

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Evidence links Haqqani group to Pakistan govt: Munter

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US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter said that evidence links Haqqani group to Pakistan govt.

18 September,2011 03:56 am

In his interview broadcast by the state-run Radio on Saturday, Ambassador Cameron Munter said: Let me tell you that the attack that took place in Kabul a few days ago that was the work of the Haqqani network.There is evidence linking the Haqqani network to the Pakistan government. This is something that must stop, Munter said.His remarks follow a warning by US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who said after the Kabul attack -- in which rebels fired rockets at the US embassy and NATO headquarters, leaving 15 dead -- that the US would retaliate against Pakistan-based insurgents.Asked to provide evidence of the link with the Pakistani government, Munter said only we believe that to be the case.Acknowledging that the past year had been tough, he urged joint action against terrorism and said that the United States and Pakistan were fundamentally on the same side.The Haqqani network is thought to have been behind a number of attacks in Afghanistan, where NATO plans a gradual withdrawal of troops after a gruelling ten-year war. Militants frequently cross the porous Afghan-Pakistani border.The key here is that this is going to take a real effort to work together, to identify who the enemy is, Munter said.